Question

Why did medieval towns offer more freedom than manors?

A.
Towns had no church officials.

B.
Towns had fewer guilds to restrict workers.

C.
Towns had no system of social classes.

D.
Towns were beyond the control of feudal lords.Why did farmers let some fields lie fallow?

A.
to reduce the surplus of crops

B.
to bring new land under cultivation

C.
to increase the soil's productivity

D.
to allow serfs to grow their own foodWhich of the following is a result of the increase in trade during the High Middle Ages?

A.
Lords gained greater power.

B.
The feudal system remained important.

C.
Towns grew and prospered.

D.
The population declinedWhich of the following was one result of the three-field system?

A.
Farmers could share their land and labor.

B.
Farmers could clear more forest land.

C.
Farmers could produce more crops each year.

D.
Farmers could use draft animals to plow their land.

Answer 1

Why did medieval towns offer more freedom than manors?

D. Towns were beyond the control of feudal lords.

Why did farmers let some fields lie fallow?

C. to increase the soil's productivity

Which of the following is a result of the increase in trade during the High Middle Ages?

C. Towns grew and prospered.

Which of the following was one result of the three-field system?

C. Farmers could produce more crops each year.

Answer 2

Drag the events into the correct order.

Trade grows.

The supply of grain and food increases.

Farmers begin to use crop rotation.

Farmers begin using iron plows.

Answer 3

Farmers begin using iron plows.

Farmers begin to use crop rotation.

The supply of grain and food increases.

Trade grows.